Pocket lock



Jan. 9, 1923.. 1,442,020", I H. s. WOOD,

POCKET LOCK.

FILED FEB. 8. 1921.

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Application filed February 8, 1921. Serial No. 443,338.

.le it known that l, l'lnnnr SIDNEY l/ 00D, a subject of the llinu' of(:lreat Britain and .llreland, residing at London, England, haveinvented new and useful improvements in Pocket Locks of which thetollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to looks for pockets, bags and similarreceptacles and the object oi? the present inuprovements is to provide adevice which can be readily applied to any pocket of a coat or waistcoatfor example or to a bag particularly to bags provided with an outer flappocket, which effectively locks the pocket and is concealed. from viewand can only be unlocked by pressure on a particular spot known. to thewearer.

With the above objects in view a device constructed in accordance withmy invention consists of two parts, a stud for attachment to the pocketof a coat or other garment and a holder, which may conveniently bestamped out of sheet metal and is attached to the body of the garmentthe aforesaid stud being; adapted to engage with the holdor and issecurely held there in such a manner that it can only be releasedtherefrom by pressure applied to a stud carried by the holder.

llut in order that my invention may be more clearly understood l haveillustrated a device constructed in accordance therewith in theaccompanying drawing, Figures 1, 2 and 3 being trout, rear and sideelevations respectively or the holder and Figures 4- and 5'; side andfront elevations respectively of the stud.

Figures 6 and 7 show the application otli my invention to an ordinarypocket and a pocket provided with a flap respectively.

tiiniilar letters of reference relate to corresponding parts in all thefigures oi" the drawing on reference to which and particularly toFigures 1 to 3 thereof it will be appreciated that the holder comprisesa strip of sheet metal a with an aperture Z) provided with a bell mouth0 through which the head (Z and shank c of the stud 7 (Figures 4: and 5)are passed for engagement of the stud f with the holder a. to the rearface of which is riveted, or otherwise secured, the spring 9 formed ofwire of the shape shewn clearly in Figure 2 and the ends of the legs hof which are slightly bowed to more or less coincide with the apertureZ2 and provide a resilient locking means t' for the stud This studpreferably formed with a flat shank c (Figure .53} to prevent catching;of the same, when ejected, in the edge of the hole Z) and the base j isprovided with the holes 7; for attachment of the stud by sewing orotherwise. To the rear face of the holder at and behind t-l e spring gis arranged the blade spring Z riveted or otherwise secured to the crosspiece at, which not only bears against the head (Z of the stud when thesame is engaged by the locking spring i and keeps the same in positionbut also when the stud is released acts as an ejection spring to ejectthe same. The releasing stud n which projects from the front face of theholder a and is kept in. its normal position by the blade spring: 0,attached to the holder a by rivets or otherwise is provided with a wedgeshapec shank the end of which normally engages between the legs h of thespring 11; on pressure being applied to the Stud 0%, against the actionof the spring 0, the shank 77 owing to its wedge shape separates thelegs I711 of the spring 71 and so releases the head (Z oi? the'studengaged thereby.

The operation of the device will be readily uiulerstood from the abovedetailed description.

The holder (0 is inserted in and attached by sewing or otherwise, beingprovided for this purpose with the holes 7*, to the body of the coat orwaistcoat tor example and the stud f to the pocket A as shown in Figure6. In the case oi a flap pocket either of a coat or bag as shewn inFigure 7 the holder (4 is inserted in the pocket 6 and the stud f in theflap C; the operation. in both cases being; the same. The garment willbe provided in practice with the required opening); to enable the studmember to enter the socket of the holder. To look the pocket the head.(Z and shank c of the. stud f are passed through the aperture Z) andpressed against the blade spring: Z which yields and allows theengagement oi the head (Z by the bow shaped ends i of the legs ]L of thespring 9. To unlock the pocket it is merely necessary to press thereleasing stud '11-, which operates in the manner previously described,and is con cealed from view while perceptible to the touch of the wearerof the garment in which the device is inserted.

Obviously if any attempt is made to un lock the pocket by anunauthorized person the wearer is warned of the fact by feeling thepressure which is necessary to operate the releasing stud.

The device is equally effective when the coat is unbuttoned or open oreven carried on the arm as in this case it would require two hands toopen the pocket one on the inside thereof and the other on the outsideto operate the releasing stud.

hat I claim and desire to ters' Patent is l A pocket lock comprising astud for attachment to the pocket of a garment, a plate for attachmentto the body of the garment and provided, near one end with an opening;for the reception of said stud, spring acting; securing means mounted onsaid plate to engage Said stud, a second stud. having means to releasesaid securing means from the first-named stud when said second stud ismoved in one direction, said sec ond stud being spaced from said open,5; and

secure by Letarranged near the opposite end of said plate, and a springattached to said plate and said second stud, and holding said secondnaeaozo stud said spring acting securing means.

2. A pocket lock comprising a stud [Int attachment to the pocket of agarment a plate for attachment to the body of the garment and provided,near one end. with :1: opening for the reception of said. stud. soringacting; securing means mounted on the rear side of said plate to engagesaid. stud, a second stud having means to release said securing meansfrom the first-named stud when said second stud is moved in onedirection, said second stud licinp spaced from said opening andarranged. near the opposite end of said plattn a spring attached to saidplate and said second stud and liolding said second stud in projectedposit-ion disengaged from said spring; acting seem: in emeans andspring. also on the rear side of said plate, arranged in the path oi.the first-named stud. and active, when said stud released by therecurring means to eject the said stud from said opening,

.ln testimony \rhereot l: have signed my name to this specification.

HARRY SIDNEY lVOOl) in projected. position, disengaged from Ill)

